Praveen Kumar struck with the first ball

Earlier, Indian pacers and spinners exploited the bowling friendly conditions alike to bundle out hosts Sri Lanka for a meagre 170.

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara's decision to bat backfired as Indian bowlers were all over the hosts right from the first ball when Upul Tharanga was cleaned bowled by Praveen Kumar (two for twenty).

Opener Tharanga and his teammates were shell shocked when a swinging first ball of the match by Praveen Kumar uprooted the stumps, making the latter only the third Indian bowler - after Debashish Mohanty and Zaheer Khan (thrice) - to take a wicket off the first ball of the match.